Rutgers received 33 points for the eighth-place nod, far below Louisville, which was the the seventh-place team and had 60 points. West Virginia received 21 of the 24 votes to top the poll, and Pittsburgh was second.

NJ.com users are commenting in droves about the preseason media poll, many in agreement and many unable to envision a second straight last-place season. Here's a sampling of comments:

Rutgers will be lucky to match last year's win total. When you lose to Tulane at home (like we did last year), you cannot reasonably expect to be in the mix for anything other than another fiasco. My prediction: 2, maybe 3 wins. And that's overall, not in the Big East. They'll win diddly squat in conference play. They'll eke out a win against NC Central to open up and they'll beat Ohio and/or Army, and that's it. Forget UNC (despite their problems there, the team is still loaded) or Navy; those are definitely losses. It's not as though the conference is that stacked (the Big East is not very good), it's just that every other team has improved far more than we have.

First, these types of polls are very much politically driven, and usually far from accurate. Secondly, the media does not know what to expect because during the off-season RU has gone through numerous coaching changes and is restructuring their offense to a "pro-style." The defense is also being completely revamped. As someone who follows this team closely and has faith in the head coach, there is no doubt in my mind that RU will be much better than they were in 2010 - all of the off-season news has been nothing but positive. Lastly, have you seen the recruits?!?! We are going to get better year after year... No way is this team finishing last in the Big East this year, no way.

I'm perfectly fine with this and it just shows how unpredictable Rutgers' season may be. I think the whole league and nation knows that Rutgers could finish first or last in the league depending on how the team comes together. I hope this serves as motivation for everyone and we hear a Bart Scott style tirade at the end of the season if we win this thing.

Schiano has made a lot of changes since that horrible season last year and as some others have stated, we have quite a bit of talent. I think last place is unlikely. I would like to think that we can at least have a 6-6 season, maybe even 7-5 or 8-5 if the OL can protect this year. Also, it is worth mentioning that the stuff that happened with Eric LeGrand last year did affect the team.